STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CHAPTER 64E-6 ...

1 STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CHAPTER 64E-6 , FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE STANDARDS FOR ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS EFFECTIVE JULY 31, 2018 PART I GENERAL ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 DEFINITIONS ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 3 PERMITS ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ 6 APPLICATION FOR SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ---------------------------------------- ------------- 8 LOCATION AND INSTALLATION ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- --- 10 SITE EVALUATION CRITERIA ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------- 12 SYSTEM SIZE DETERMINATIONS

2 ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -- 13 ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- 19 SEPTAGE AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENT SLUDGE ---------------------------------------- -------------------- 23 PORTABLE RESTROOMS AND PORTABLE OR STATIONARY HOLDING TANKS ------------------- 27 ABANDONMENT OF SYSTEMS ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------ 31 STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF AEROBIC TREATMENT UNITS----------------------------------- ------------------------ 32 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND STANDARDS FOR TREATMENT RECEPTACLES ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- --------- 35 CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR DRAINFIELD SYSTEMS ---------------------------------------- ------ 42 PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPAIRS ---------------------------------------- --------------------- 44 PRODUCT COMPOSITION ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------- 50 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SOIL TEXTURAL CLASSIFICATION ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------ 51 PART II FLORIDA KEYS DEFINITIONS

3 ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 53 SYSTEM LOCATION, DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE CRITERIA ---------------------------------------- -- 54 SYSTEM REPAIR AND CESSPIT AND UNDOCUMENTED SYSTEM REPLACEMENT --------------- 55 COORDINATED PERMITTING ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------- 57 PART III SEPTIC TANK CONTRACTORS requirements FOR REGISTRATION ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ 58 MASTER SEPTIC TANK CONTRACTORS ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 59 ISSUANCE OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND RENEWAL ---------------------------------------- - 59 STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND DISCIPLINARY GUIDELINES ---------------------------------------- -- 60 CERTIFICATION OF PARTNERSHIPS AND CORPORATIONS

4 ---------------------------------------- ------ 61 PART IV PERFORMANCE-BASED TREATMENT SYSTEMS DEFINITIONS ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 62 APPLICATIONS FOR INNOVATIVE SYSTEM PERMITS AND SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PERMITS ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 64 PERMITS ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ 65 LOCATION AND INSTALLATION ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- --- 67 MONITORING ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 68 INNOVATIVE SYSTEM RECLASSIFICATION ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------- 70 PART V FEES FEES ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -- 70 REFERENCED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES AND COURSE PROVIDERS SEPTEMBER 2006 ------------------------------ 72 VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING SYSTEMS - MAY 2000 -------------------------------- 75 DRAINFIELD SIZING IN AREAS WITH DISCONTINUOUS LIMESTONE - AUGUST 1999 ------------------------------ 77 APPROVAL STANDARDS FOR OSTDS OUTLET FILTER DEVICES NOVEMBER 2008 ------------------------------- 81 2015 FLORIDA STATUTES (EXCERPTS)

5 CHAPTER , LEGISLATIVE INTENT, PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM ------------------------------- 83 CHAPTER , DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DEPT. OF HEALTH ------------------------------- 83 CHAPTER , ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ---------------------------------------- -------------------- 83 CHAPTER , MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES ---------------------------------- 84 CHAPTER , ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ---------------------------------------- ---------------------- 84 CHAPTER , ADMINISTRATIVE FINES ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- 86 CHAPTER , CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES FOR PERSONS INSTALLING OR SERVICING SEPTIC TANKS --------------------------------------- 86 CHAPTER , ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.

6 REGULATION ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- 86 CHAPTER , PERIODIC EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS -------------------------------- 100 CHAPTER , CONNECTION OF EXISTING OSTDS TO CENTRAL SEWERAGE SYSTEM; requirements ---------------------------- ------------------- 103 CHAPTER , ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS; FEES ----------- 104 CHAPTER , CORRECTIVE ORDERS ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------- 105 CHAPTER , TECHNICAL REVIEW AND ADVISORY PANEL ------------------------------------- 105 CHAPTER , SANITARY NUISANCES ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------- 107 CHAPTER , DUTY OF THE DEPARTMENT ---------------------------------------- -------------------- 107 CHAPTER , NOTICE TO REMOVE NUISANCES ---------------------------------------- -------------- 107 CHAPTER , NUISANCES INJURIOUS TO HEALTH ---------------------------------------- ---------- 107 CHAPTER , NUISANCES INJURIOUS TO HEALTH , PENALTY ---------------------------------- 108 CHAPTER .

7 EXEMPTIONS ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -- 109 CHAPTER (3)(m), DEFINITION OF PLUMBING CONTRACTOR ---------------------------------------- - 113 PART III, CHAPTER 489, SEPTIC TANK CONTRACTING CHAPTER , DEFINITIONS----------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------- 114 CHAPTER , REGISTRATION REQUIRED ---------------------------------------- ----------------------- 114 CHAPTER , ADMINISTRATION OF PART; REGISTRATION QUALIFICATIONS; EXAMINATION ---------------------------------------- ------------ 114 CHAPTER , REGISTRATION RENEWAL ---------------------------------------- ----------------------- 115 CHAPTER , CERTIFICATION OF PARTNERSHIPS AND CORPORATIONS ------------------- 116 CHAPTER , SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION ----------------------------- 116 CHAPTER , FEES, ESTABLISHMENT ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------- 116 CHAPTER , PENALTIES AND PROHIBITIONS ---------------------------------------- ---------------- 117 INDEX ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------- 118 EFFECTIVE JULY 31, 2018 1 STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CHAPTER 64E-6 .

8 FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE STANDARDS FOR ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS PART I General. (1) The provisions of Part I ( - ) of this CHAPTER shall apply to all areas of the STATE except where specific provisions in Part II ( - ), addressing the FLORIDA Keys, or specific provisions in Part IV ( - ), addressing performance-based treatment systems, exempt or modify compliance with Part I. Part III ( - ) addresses the registration of septic tank contractors and authorization of partnerships and corporations. Part V ( ) addresses fees for services throughout the CHAPTER . The provisions of this CHAPTER must be used in conjunction with CHAPTER 381 and Part III of CHAPTER 489, (2) Structures used or intended for human occupancy, employment or service to the public and locations where people congregate, such as construction sites, fairs, and field locations for agricultural workers shall provide approved wastewater treatment and disposal systems.

9 Except for the provisions of Rule , , permanent structures shall not rely upon the use of holding tanks and portable toilets for wastewater treatment and disposal. (3) Combination of commercial and domestic sewage into a single system shall require that all the sewage be treated as commercial sewage. (4) Except as provided for in Section , , any existing and prior approved system which has been placed into use and which remains in satisfactory operating condition shall remain valid for use under the terms of the rule and permit under which it was approved. Alterations that change the conditions under which the system was permitted and approved, sewage characteristics or increase sewage flow will require that the owner, or their authorized representative, apply for and receive reapproval of the system by the DOH county HEALTH DEPARTMENT , prior to any alteration of the structure, or system.

10 If an applicant requests that the DEPARTMENT consider the previous structure s or establishment s most recent approved occupancy, the applicant must provide written documentation that the onsite sewage treatment and disposal system was approved by the DEPARTMENT for that previous occupancy. (a) An applicant will be required to complete Form DH 4015, 08/09, Application for Construction Permit, herein incorporated by reference, and provide a site plan in accordance with paragraph (3)(a), , to provide information of the site conditions under which the system is currently in use and conditions under which it will be used. (b) The applicant shall have all system tanks pumped by a permitted septage disposal service. A registered septic tank contractor, STATE -licensed plumber, person certified under Section , , or master septic tank contractor shall determine the tank volume and shall perform a visual inspection of the tank when the tank is empty to detect any observable defects or leaks in the tank.